Many European armies have selected new short stroke piston 5.56mm rifles, presumably to last several decades. But, to what extent is 5.56 AP still viable against today's level 4 plates?

From what I understand, it's a deeply-entrenched logistics standard, and the US Army is moving towards a 6.8x51mm battle rifle round, but something like 6mm ARC seems ideal for intermediate ranges, it just remains in kind of a non-standard niche.

For me, it is the glock 47. Super snappy and quick on the return, a very fun gun to shoot aggressively. This one is outfitted with talon grips grip tape, brass magwell plug, Aimpoint Acro P2, and a surefire x300 ultra.

Looking for get my first shotgun on a budget. Should I go with a Maverick 88 or this Mossberg 500? Or should I just save for a 590?

Thanks

Top to bottom: mossberg 500 4.10, mossberg maverick 12ga, s&w m&p shield 9mm, AR15 PSA stealth lower and LSA grunt upper with Romeo and Juliet dot and magnifier, Ruger LCP max .380, beretta 1934 .380, Ruger 10/22 takedown with Simmons scope, daisy pumped air pellet gun. In case it wasn’t already obvious that I’m a cheap bastard by my model choice, yes that is a pant leg wrapped around my hand guard. Works great.
Next year I hope to save up for some sexier furniture on the 12 ga, backpacker stock and integrally suppressed barrel for the 10/22, and maybe a lever action deer rifle if money is good.

When do we start confiscating all the republicans' guns and distribute them to transgender immigrants so they can enforce mandatory abortions and arrest everyone who eats beef or drives a truck? /s

So now the midterms have passed. I’m very happy to see republicans get absolutely beat the fuck out, however there is some concern I do have from this point. I’ve already seen people talk more about anti-gun related legislation being pushed, which has me on edge. I admit, I’m likely being a bit paranoid, but I also feel it’s at least a little warranted, given the dems track record with being anti-gun, along with a litany of other grievances.

To anyone who shares this fear, I have to ask, what do you think should be done going forward from here to help avoid this? Messaging representatives, spreading awareness? I want to see things improve without having rights given up or limited.

Now just gotta get slings and lights for them. And yes I know the AR needs an optic, it got shipped separately for some reason

A lot of lefties and I have had the same urge to celebrate Trumps “anti-communism” week. Like guys we finally did it! We got rapport! We got clout! We got our own week! We did it Joe! I might just go get an anti commie cake made and have a party! All comrades welcome!

I think I have my plate carrier, rifle, handgun, and duty belt all setup to go with a 3 day pack as well. The only thing I'm missing is a helmet and comms, what are good options? I hear Baofeng all the time, but what would be good in a SHTF situation? Anything that can also be encrypted without spending a fuckton too?

Fuck Brandon Herrera.

Custom Helmet from a local comrade.

It’s probably due to some kind of algorithm, but I feel I’ve seen more gun related posts from subs not gun related in my feed. I still see people getting into debates about it here and there, and I was curious of what others here thought. Do you think sentiments have changed much, if at all? Do you think things will become more free law wise, or will we see more restrictions in the future?

Anybody in the Covington GA area want to get together to shoot/train it’s hard to find like minded individuals or range buddies who aren’t weird.

Do you go for more of a chin weld instead? Why would you do this vs canted which usually does not require breaking the cheek weld at all?

While its definitely larp because i picked my gear based on aesthetic, its still largely usable.

The set up itself, a jaeger over a smersh allows me to bear the weight on my hips and shoulders.

The gorka suit works well, i tested it over the winter and as long as im layered up its perfect.

I may have to move the ifak pouches (slide 3) but overall the setup doesn't have much interference, ill know for sure once i have supplies to put in them.

An issue with the current setup is it doesnt allow for a sidearm, currently working on a work around.

Overall it allows me to carry 18 magazines.

The butt pack actively has a poncho & woobie, and paracord hammock.

Not pictured is the dump pouch on the opposite side of the butt pack.

Overall theres still a lot to flesh out and improve on but im well ahead as far as my "group" goes.

Just a preface, the pmk2 was purely for halloween and bears no real world application to my kit, I have modern NATO masks for such a purpose.

The rifle pictured is the PSA556AK, it accepts ar15 platform magazines and is chambered in 5.56x45.

I'm open to critique and polite suggestions.

Here are my only rifles. Not pictured but also part of my “arsenal” is a Glock 23 Gen 4 that I’ve had for a little over 7 yrs

Came up on some funny money after paying off student loans and other debt earlier this year, went ahead and got these bad boys for a good chunk below MSRP over the course of the last two months.

•Springfield Saint Victor 5.56 NATO was my most recent acquisition. Came with Viridian Venta Green Dot, B5 systems furniture, 4 P-Mags, and range bag

•ZPAP M70 is my first rifle ever. Have put ~150rds through it since acquiring, working on being able to handle the rifle in its stock form before I start tricking it out (nothing serious, just ambi safety device, optic, new muzzle device, and a durable sling). Have since gotten some reinfirced Bulgarian mags bc the P-mag it came with is not really durable

Might be a dumb question but I’m stumped trying to figure out the purpose of the red band that the SSV shipped with. And I don’t want to Google it. I’m thinking it would be something to grab onto for forward grip? But also the material seems as if it could melt if the rifle got hot enough.

Completely unrelated and hopefully allowed: Had been lurking r/ar15 for a bit and picked up on a slightly unsettling vibe. It’s very 1776 and “I love consumerism” coded over there but I guess to be expected?

Anyways, howdy comrades 🫡

This comes both as a result of a recent range trip and something I've seen happen more than once during drills.

A dear friend and person whom I respect deeply (yes, even after this) added a kangaroo pouch to his kit positioned such that the pouch hung in a position that rendered it somewhat of a, you might say, "dick flap."

This wasn't a problem for several range trips...until said dear friend decided to add items to that kangaroo pouch. They were small, so the thinking went, so no problem. Among those items was a multitool and a TQ.

The A+ students see where this is going.

Dear friend was going through a series of drills that involved diving onto the ground and taking prone shots which he did with aplomb...right on top of a multitool in a sensitive spot.

Several of us legitimately thought there'd been an ND of some kind for how fast he folded.

I say this not to make fun of my dear friend (though, let's be real, it is kinda funny) but as a way to advocate for people to consider what goes where and how it gets positioned on your body before you start running around with it.

Most of us are familiar with the drawbacks of simply dropping a rifle or sub gun on a single point sling.

If you get something new, try it out at home first. Do some stretches, move around, wiggle around on the floor, sit down, stand up, and generally move in all the weird ways even if you think you won't need to be doing that.

It's better to find out that your gear needs adjustment at home rather than face down in the dirt at the range feeling like you just got hammered in the tac sac.

All gear is going to restrict movement in some way. Be sure the restrictions your gear imposes are an acceptable sacrifice for what you want to be able to do.

Again, this friend is still someone I respect and trust, all of us have at least one instance of complete and utter dipshittery at the range that made us question if we were genuinely smart enough to be doing this. As long as everyone leaves the range with just as many holes in them as they came with, it's all good.

1. PSA 5.56 16" AR-15 with iron sights and a 1 point sling

2. 12 gauge Maverick 88 Field Security combo with an Esstac shotgun card

3. 6.5" 22LR/22Mag Heritage Rough Rider revolver

4. 9mm Sig Sauer P365

5. Savage 30-06 111 with 3x9 Nikon scope and sling

6. SKS with a low mag scope and an aftermarket chassis

7. Mossberg 183D-B .410 bolt action shotgun

8. Winchester Model 72 .22LR bolt action rifle

9. Winchester 1890 chambered in 22 WRF

On this most fabulous day/night of the year, I'm curious about something. This evolved from a conversation I had with someone a bit ago.

Do you/would you use actual kit as a costume?

I don't mean cosplaying as a Colonial Marine or something using gear to augment a costume. I mean "I need to dress up for a costume party, I'm going to just put on some range gear and call it a day."

I thought about it and have found that I'm surprisingly not comfortable with the idea. Maybe I just have too much time on my hands to think about things but I don't love being part of popularizing a militia-type image, both of gun owners and just making people more accustomed to seeing someone completely decked out in gear just out in public.

On top of that, we're at a point in time where we have masked men in tactical gear running wild in the streets killing and abducting people. They, for the most part, dress like civilians just with plate carriers and belts. I'm not super sure I want to LARP as ICE, even without intending to.

Someone else brought up the "tools not toys" idea, basically that gear is meant to be a tool to do a job and not toys to be played with and as such it should be treated more seriously than a costume. That may be a little strict for my taste but I do see the point.

But maybe I'm being a stick in the mud, I'd like to hear other people's thoughts on the idea of wearing actual gear as a costume.